ABOUT PERATON

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• US Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret eligible clearance; Active federal background investigation with a T5 adjudication is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, Master’s degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in a related field
• Proficiency in Python or R for ML and statistical modeling
• Experience with ML pipelines, experimentation, and cloud deployment
• Strong SQL skills and experience with large-scale data processing
• Familiarity with modern orchestration tools
• Deep understanding of at least one major ML area (e.g., forecasting, NLP, optimization, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Polished oral and written communication skills sufficient to compose, tailor, and deliver original presentations and papers on abstract concepts
• Ability to develops and employs strategies to analyze key issues, draw conclusions from data, and recommend viable solutions to address customer mission needs.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to complete complex data science projects.
• Experience in solving problems with structured and unstructured data
• Experience in applying statistical and data visualization skills
• Strong problem solving skills to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets. Proven ability to learn and master new software, technologies and techniques
• Experience with inferential and descriptive statistics

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a highly skilled Data Scientist to drive impactful insights and build robust predictive models across a range of machine learning domains. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in one or more of the following areas: forecasting and time-to-event modeling, process optimization, natural language processing (NLP), and general machine learning. This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced statistical analysis and AI methodologies to enhance business decision-making and improve product offerings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Depending on your areas of expertise, you may contribute in several of the following capacities: